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October Brings Two Eclipses To Oregon Skies

by
Lizzy Duffy
OPB
Sept. 26, 2014 3:04 p.m.
| Portland

Keep your eyes to the sky next month because you’ll have the chance to see not just one, but two eclipses during October.

Before sunrise on Oct. 8, the full moon will fall into the Earth’s shadow, turning it a deep orange. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry reports that the lunar eclipse will begin at 1:15 a.m. The greatest eclipse will be visible at 3:55 a.m., and will end around 4:25 a.m.

On Oct. 23, the sun, moon and Earth will line up again for a solar eclipse. From Oregon, we’ll only have view of a partial eclipse starting at 1:37 p.m. If you can only get a few minutes away from your desk, make sure to be outside at 3:02 p.m. when the moon will cover approximately 61 percent of the sun.